However, elected officials stopped short of expressing interest to draft legislation

John Ankeny, traffic signal coordinator for Indian River County Public Works’ traffic engineering department, looks over screens displaying intersections throughout the county on June 19. From behind his desk, Ankeny can see the status of traffic signals and crosswalks as well as change the signal’s duration depending on the volume of traffic moving through the area.

Investigative reporters for Scripps Treasure Coast Newspapers' Watchdog Team spent three months requesting and reviewing public records and interviewing local government officials about Treasure Coast public surveillance and security systems and policies. We found: